Employment trends in the U.S. Electricity Sector, 2008-2012

Energy Policy

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-98

  Haerer, Drew ^a   Pratson, Lincoln ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic input output model; Electricity generation trends; GIS analysis; U.S. Energy Employment Shifts

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUELS; NATURAL GAS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; EMPLOYMENT TRENDS; GIS ANALYSIS; INPUT OUTPUT MODEL; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE; POWER PLANT CAPACITIES; U.S. ENERGY EMPLOYMENT SHIFTS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; GIS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84932597373     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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